remember, your third cousin, get me a ticket. players have to deal with all the ticket request and travel plans for families. what happens in vegas does not stay in vegas, not next week. the niners also have to deal with photos shoots and interviews. here is nick bosa looking very uncomfortable, actually. toss around the football awkwardly. you will likely see these types of clips on super bowl broadcast. this is the first of three practices before going to las vegas on sunday. brock purdy will be a major storyline, we know that. today, jen york in a rare interview session says kyle shanahan pulled him aside two seasons ago and said hey, this brock purdy guy will be our first string quarterback one of these days. >> grab me after practice and said hey, we've got to talk. that's not generally a good thing. all right, what's up? and he's like, i think our third string quarterback is our best quarterback. but okay,

what does that mean? he says obviously, we have invested in trey, he's doing a good job. we are not going to change that, and we're not going to change the depth chart, but i think brock will end up being our quarterback at some point. >> it's amazing. because he was the last player taken in the draft that year, he still makes the league minimum salary of about $900,000. compare that to his receiver,

the spotlight was on breakdancing in san francisco tonight. a style of dance that originated in 1970s new york city is now an olympic sport. breaking, as it is now called, will debut in paris. in anticipation, the consulate general will plan an event tonight showcasing sports. you can see her right there. >> there she is, she's the moderator for that. breakers say they cannot wait

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from where we started to where we are at now, taking over the global stage for 50 million people to watch and be inspired by and start that next chapter of breaking. it's a long time coming. so, for me, it is an amazing feeling. all the breakers are feeling the same way. >> nbc bay area is your home for the olympics.

starting july 26th. jessica will be there bringing us live coverage from paris throughout the game. >> will she be breaking? >> i hope so. >> i'm thinking maybe she tried something onstage tonight. >> thank you tonight, defense secretary lloyd austin apologizing for keeping his cancer battle secret, as u.s. forces prepare to retaliate for that deadly drone strike. austin speaking out for the first time since his hospitalization saying, quote, i did not handle this right. adding that his prostate cancer diagnosis was a gut punch, and that he should have told the president and the public it comes as the u.s. prepares to strike back after a drone killed three soldiers in the middle east we asked austin, why has the u.s. waited to escalate its response? also tonight, the mother of a michigan school shooter testifying at her own trial. what she said about wishing he'd killed her instead, and why she didn't think he needed help with mental health. the catastrophic hangar collapse at the boise airport.

three people killed, five critically injured. how did it happen? back-to-back storms slamming the west coast cars trapped by floods swift-water rescues. we're tracking it. the two nypd officers attacked in times square multiple suspects arrested why were they released without bail and checking in with elmo. how his innocent question on social media got a very unexpected response. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome. offering what he says was an explanation, not an excuse, secretary of defense lloyd austin broke his public silence today surrounding his cancer diagnosis and his failure to notify even the president he had been hospitalized, all in the name of personal privacy in a pentagon news conference, secretary austin offering a broad apology for his lack of transparency, keeping his recent prostate cancer diagnosis and

treatment a secret from his team, the public, and the president. austin facing the press during a critical moment at the pentagon, as the war machine he oversees is being readied to answer last sunday's deadly attack on american soldiers in jordan by iranian-backed militants. chief white house correspondent peter alexander has our report >> reporter: tonight, with the u.s. on the cusp of retaliatory strikes, defense secretary lloyd austin detailing the pentagon's preparations. >> this is a dangerous moment in the middle east >> reporter: and speaking out for the first time about that controversy, how he hid his hospitalization and diagnosis from the president and the public >> i want to be crystal clear. we did not handle this right, and i did not handle this right. >> reporter: delivering a frank and forthcoming apology. >> i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis i should have also told my team and the american public. and i take full responsibility i apologize to my teammates and to the american people. >> reporter: austin faced bipartisan

outrage after revelations he spent several days at walter reed, unable to do his job, but kept it a secret from the commander in chief and others today saying he did not want to reveal his prostate cancer diagnosis. >> the news shook me, and i know that it shakes so many others, especially in the black community. it was a gut punch and frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private. >> reporter: even from the president. >> putting my personal issue and adding to and fran instinct was to keep it private. >> reporter: even from the president. >> putting my person all the things that he's got on his plate, i just didn't feel that that was a thing that i should do at the time >> reporter: anyone else within the military chain of command would have faced reprimand or even dismissalir? >> wel why shouldn't that same standard apply to you, sir >> well, let me just say that -- thanks for the question -- that we didn't get this right, and as i said, i take full responsibility

>> reporter: austin's visible limp a sign of the 70-year-old's ongoing recovery. >> i'm here with a clear message to other men, especially older men, get screened. get your regular checkups prostate cancer has a glass jar. >> reporter: all of it coming as the u.s. is vowing what officials call a multitarget campaign that could last weeks in retaliation for the drone attack by iranian-backed militia that killed three u.s. service members. among more than 160 attacks since october on american targets. why has the u.s. waited until american service members were killed to escalate its response >> as you know, we've responded a number of times. i think at this point, we should -- it's time to take away even more capability than we've taken in the past. >> reporter: and delivering this warning to those iranian-backed forces. >> they have a lot of capability i have a lot more. >> peter, what's the latest on that pentagon review into secretary austin's

actions? >> reporter: lester, the pentagon inspector general's office is conducting that morrow at dov review meanwhile, secretary austin will join president biden tomorrow at dover air force base when the bodies of those three u.s. service members return home. lester >> all right, peter, thank you. in michigan, the manslaug. maggie vespa now with late details. mother of the teenager who killed four students at oxford high school testified in her own defense today at her landmark involuntary manslaughter trial maggie vespa now with late details >> i've asked myself if i would have done anything differently, and i wouldn't have. >> if you could change what happened, would you? >> oh, absolutely. i wish he would have killed us instead. >> reporter: tonight, jennifer crumbley on the stand, testifying in her own defense about her relationship with her son, ethan.

>> i thought we were pretty close. >> reporter: and pushing back on prosecutors' core argument, that leading up to the 2021 shooting at oxford high school, she ignored clear signs her son was struggling >> did you ever believe that your son needed mental health treatment? >> no. i mean, there is a couple of times where ethan had expressed anxiety. not to a level where i felt he needed to go see a psychiatrist or mental health professional. >> reporter: she testified school administrators downplayed concerns, including in a meeting with ethan's guidance counselor the morning of the shooting. >> he told us that he didn't feel my son was a risk >> reporter: shawn hopkins telling the jury monday -- >> i felt it was better for him to be around peers and people who are his age than to be home alone. >> reporter: prosecutors say both of ethan's parents bought him the gun used in the shooting, but today, crumbley saying her husband was responsible for it >> who is responsible for storing the gun? >> my husband is it was more his thing. >> reporter: her testimony following an emotional morning. several people in the courtroom crying as prosecutors played surveillance video of the deadly shooting. >> because the situation was active

and the killing hadn't stopped, you can't stop and render aid. >> reporter: defense attorneys finished questioning jennifer crumbley late today, leaving prosecutors to begin their cross-examination first thing tomorrow lester >> maggie vespa, thank you. let's turn now to the collapse of an airplane hangar under construction at the airport in boise, idaho, leaving three people dead and nine badly injured. liz kreutz is there. >> reporter: tonight, officials working to determine what caused this hangar under construction at the boise airport to collapse, killing three people and injuring nine others, five in critical condition. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: james quintana witnessed the immediate aftermath, taking this video as he drove by. >> it was very shocking to see the magnitude of damage, to see how big the structure was, and how it seemed to have collapsed. >> let's get everyone out of that collapse zone if you can. >> reporter: officials described a chaotic scene as authorities responded to emergency calls around 5:00 wednesday night.

>> i don't know what caused it, but i can tell you that it was a pretty global collapse that occurred at the main structural members came down. it was fairly catastrophic. >> reporter: first responders pulling victims out of the wreckage you saw people being rescued. >> yes, absolutely >> reporter: officials have now blocked off the property they say as many as 30 people were working here at the time of the collapse the rescue challenging and technical, with some of the victims hoisted out. this massive crane also collapsing. >> they were still working on some of those structural components, tying those together. >> reporter: the 39,000-square-foot steel structure owned by private aircraft company jackson jet center the company saying in a statement, "our focus now is on supporting our team and partners during this difficult time. a project manager for the contractor, big d builders, telling nbc news all the victims are their employees. >> it's overwhelming it's such a tragedy. >> liz, where do things stand in the investigation?

any answers yet? >> reporter: well, lester, here at the site of the wreckage, law enforcement has been out here all day inspecting the damage. they've now turned the investigation over to osha as for the victims, authorities have not released their identities yet they're waiting to notify the families first. lester >> all right, liz, thank you. that big storm caused by an atmospheric river brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of southern california today, and there were swift-water rescues in the northern part of the state. the storm is over, but there is another atmospheric river on the way this weekend a developing story here in new york, where two new york city police officers were attacked in times square the suspects were then released without bail, a move that's drawing outrage tonight. rehema ellis has late details. >> reporter: the alarming video showing two nypd officers beaten in times square, kicked and punched, as police say they were trying to disperse a disorderly crowd saturday

seven suspects arrested, four seen in these mug shots. chief, what were you thinking when you saw that video >> completely outraged >> reporter: and tonight, the nypd also outraged those suspects are back out on the street, released without bail on charges including assault on a police officer. >> any case when you attack our police officers, you should go to rikers island. you should be remanded or bail should be set. >> reporter: prosecutors acknowledging to nbc news they only asked for bail for one of the suspects district attorney alvin bragg writing, "violence against police officers is never acceptable it is paramount that we conclusively identify each defendant and specify each participant's role in the incident." tonight, the nypd saying the seven suspects are migrants who came to new york in the past year several have arrest records since coming to the u.s according to senior law enforcement officials. at least six others still being pursued. it's not known whetherall and

send them back. they are also migrants >> get them all and send them back you don't touch our police officers. >> reporter: tonight, we're told the two nypd police officers are okay lester >> rehema ellis, thank you. president biden is in battleground michigan tonight, hoping to get more backing from autoworkers with new signs he is facing a very tight race there against republican front-runner donald trump. gabe gutierrez has late details >> reporter: just days after clinching a coveted endorsement from the united autoworkers, president biden back in michigan tonight, as the battle for this crucial swing state intensifies. >> we now have in large part because of you and organized labor the strongest economy in the whole damn world >> reporter: carpentry union worker traci longenbarger credits biden for bringing infrastructure jobs here. >> joe biden has kept us working, and he's labor friendly and that's all i can ask for.

>> reporter: but tonight, warning signs for biden campaign, including this new poll showing a potential head-to-head matchup here with gop front-runner donald trump. scott mallenfort has been an auto worker for more than 20 years. >> i support trump, because i truly believe he wants what's best for the american worker. >> reporter: the former president is trying to peel off more of those blue collar voters, meeting with teamsters leadership yesterday. >> over the years, i have employed thousands and thousands of teamsters, and they've done a great job >> reporter: another challenge for president biden here cratering support for michigan's huge arab-american population, demanding a cease-fire in gaza >> i think he is funding a genocide >> reporter: the president today said he understood that pain and passion, but that's not enough for lori in the detroit suburbs. how disappointed are you with the biden administration >> i am heartbroken. i am so hurt that it's a feeling of betrayal. >> reporter: she voted for mr. biden in 2020. but now -- >> there is a widespread underground

campaign of arabs, of muslims, where we cannot morally support president biden. >> reporter: so if not president biden, you vote for former president trump? >> no. >> reporter: so who would you vote for >> i would write in on the ballot "cease-fire, free palestine. >> reporter: even though that could potentially give the election to former president trump? >> if things don't change, then i have no choice >> reporter: in 2020, president biden won michigan by just 154,000 votes. losing arab-americans or union members could cost him the state lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. in 60 seconds, our new reporting on the toxic freight train derailment in ohio one year later, what we're learning as residents remain concerned about their health investments) we are. we have a team of specialists not only in investing, but also also in financial and estate planning and more.

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light on that devastating train derailment and controlled explosion a year ago including transcripts of the conversation in the train's cab when conductors realized something was seriously wrong. "we didn't get any air in the back," one says "that means we've come apart. 38 cars had jumped the tracks, some bursting into flames and leaking toxic chemicals. christina dilworth says that day east palestine changed forever. >> we all had to leave. it was scary it was like a horror movie. >> reporter: for much of the last year, dilworth stayed at a hotel, paid for by norfolk southern but that relocation program is ending. >> bottled water it's just my new normal. >> reporter: she hoped coming back to her house would feel more like coming home >> a lot of people just think, oh, it's done, it's over. dilworth sa

everybody is safe to go home. i almost feel like we're like the forgotten town >> reporter: an october epa report did not show any concerning levels of contaminants, and state regulators say the tap water is safe. but many here worry about the long-term health impacts after the derailment, dilworth says she developed a rash and headaches. health wise, are you concerned just being here >> yes, i am concerned. what's my long-term future i've already been exposed. >> reporter: as for the cleanup, norfolk southern says that is nearly complete. trucks and heavy machinery remain as crews rebuild the area that was dug up to remove chemicals >> we want to make it look like it was beforehand. >> reporter: crews also installed pumps, which are still collecting all storm water from the site. a lot of people asking why it took so long. what was the biggest challenge at this site >> you know, it's a complex site, but everything we do, we've got to work with the regulators to get done correctly >> reporter: meanwhile, all day long, trains run through east palestine, and no new federal safety legislation has passed steven romo, nbc news,

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finally, a reminder, you're never too old to call elmo a friend emilie ikeda now on how a simple question from the "sesame street" star took an unexpected turn >> elmo loves you! >> reporter: with his unmistakable voice, and warmth and understanding -- >> everybody feels lots of emotions like happy, sad, surprised, and frustrated >> reporter: elmo has touched countless lives for more than four decades, and this week, that connection proving stronger than ever >> well, it's very important to check on your friends and see how they're doing, because maybe they're not doing okay, or maybe they are but it's good to talk about it. >> reporter: our favorite furry friend reacting on the "today" show to the wave of emotional venting on social media this week when he posted nine seemingly simple

words. "elmo is just checking in how is everybody doing? thousands opened up, with the good -- "vibing, thriving," one person wrote. and mostly, the bad. "i'm having a quarter life crisis right now," someone posted, adding, "i'm mentally burnt out and i have a lifetime of working to go. even president biden and celebrities weighing in. t-pain told elmo, "i'm just looking for somebody to talk to and show me some love, if you know what i mean." elmo, alongside his proud dad louie, says he's glad he asked >> 40,000 responses. we don't even know how to count that high yet. >> that's right. elmo can count to 11 >> reporter: the surprising response prompting "sesame street" to post resources for emotional well-being, all thanks to a heartfelt check-in straight from -- ♪ elmo's wonderful world ♪ >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> and that is "nightly news" for this thursday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.

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♪ i've always been yours ♪ ♪ only yours, yeah ♪ ♪ quietly yours ♪ ♪ only yours, yeah ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: hi. welcome to "the kelly clarkson show," everybody. sorry. i didn't want to wear shoes for that song. anyway, that was my band y'all.

give it up for them. i love that song so much. i've yet to perform a song on the show barefoot but sometimes when it's -- people don't realize singing takes more air and talent and time. i wanted no shoes on. you're welcome, america. dirty, gross feed. grocery store feet. so gross. that was "quietly yours." i love birdie souc